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Common Core Standards L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. L.3.4a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. SL.3.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly. SL.3.1b Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions. RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g. comparison, cause/effect, sequence). W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. W.3.3b Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. W.3.3c Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. W.3.3d Provide a sense of closure

Suggested Student Objectives 1) SWBA to determine the meaning of vocabulary words by using context clues. 2) SWBA to read aloud grade level text-Biography (__Roberto Clemente__) and respond to short written comprehension questions. 3) SWBA to write a personal narrative about a time they were in a competition (students should think about cause/effect relationships before they write. Example: what event caused another one to happen?

Suggested Additional Readings Jackie Robinson or any famous athlete (Summer Olympic Games)

Resource Links www,brainpopjr biography biography.com roberto clemente www.smithsonian institute roberto clemente biography

Activities SWBA to compare/contrast details from grade level text and make inferences to another athlete. (RI.3.8)

Assessments Weekly Journey Assessment-Vocabulary, Comprehension, Grammar

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